robber
Example Sentences
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The robber clique turns out to have its own bosses, too, as well as the most visible fractures in their unit.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
In 2007, he was given a police award for bravery after tackling a robber who was attacking a delivery man with a baseball bat.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
This was the age of robber barons like John D. Rockefeller, whose Standard Oil was a business “trust” comprising dozens of companies in numerous vertically linked industries.
From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026
Government and private money are flowing in quantities that would make a Gilded Age robber baron blush.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025
“The bank confirms the robber did not look like this suspect,” he says.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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